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Danny Collins

Danny Collins

Music · Comedy · Drama · 2015

An ageing hard-living 1970s rock star decides to change his life when he discovers a 40-year-old undelivered letter written to him by John Lennon.

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Danny Collins

“A letter from John Lennon changed his life”

2015 Music · Comedy · Drama 1h 47m

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6.7 / 10

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An ageing hard-living 1970s rock star decides to change his life when he discovers a 40-year-old undelivered letter written to him by John Lennon.

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What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Dan Fogelman

Written by

Dan Fogelman

Al Pacino

Al Pacino

Danny Collins

Annette Bening

Annette Bening

Mary Sinclair

Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer

Frank Grubman

Jennifer Garner

Jennifer Garner

Samantha Leigh Donnelly

Bobby Cannavale

Bobby Cannavale

Tom Donnelly

Nick Offerman

Nick Offerman

Guy DeLoach

Josh Peck

Josh Peck

Nicky Ernst

Court is in session

Put Danny Collins on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.